Beyond Local

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Defense has deployed a new high-tech fire detection system to help Canada battle one of its worst wildfire seasons on record.

WestJet will wind down Sunwing Airlines and integrate the low-cost carrier into its mainline business within two years as part of a strategy to streamline operations amid fierce competition.

Responders were called to the banks of the Highwood River by RCMP members after two people were found stranded in the water on the west side of town.

OTTAWA — Canada says it has regained market access to Taiwan for Canadian beef and beef products from animals over 30 months of age.

The presence of a bee colony sheltering in the crumbling Irricana Hotel has added an interesting aspect to its already rich history.

DAUPHIN, Man.

AIRDRIE, Alta. — Two young girls are in hospital with life-threatening injuries after police say an off-highway vehicle they were riding collided with a pickup truck in southern Alberta. RCMP in Airdrie, Alta.

CALGARY — Every June, many Calgarians who live near the Bow and Elbow rivers start to worry. Some watch the weather forecasts more closely.

Home maintenance company exclusively for seniors aims to reduce stress by being their one-stop shop.

It’s the second rescue mission for a humpback this year, and and more entanglements could be on the way, with more fishing gear in the water as humpback numbers rise